§ Mr. SORENSENasked the Minister of Health whether he can provide an estimate of the number of patients in mental hospitals who are suffering from dementia praecox?
§ Sir K. WOODI regret that no separate statistics are available.
§ Mr. SORENSENasked the Minister of Health how many temporary and voluntary patients received treatment in mental hospitals in 1935?
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§ Sir K. WOODAccording to the returns 1,532 temporary patients and 9,744 voluntary patients received treatment in mental hospitals in 1935. The latter figure is, however, subject to a small deduction to allow for persons who may have been admitted to treatment on more than one occasion during the year.